Simon F. Longfield
Home Town: Hartford, CT
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 108, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Simon F. Longfield, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bois-de- Clerembauts, France, June 7, 1918. Even after having been seriously wounded, Corporal Longfield continued with his duties as runner throughout the whole night, after which he was ordered to the rear because of weakness, caused by loss of blood.